Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in
several PC games vs. v266.58 WHQL drivers. The following are examples of
some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results
will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:

Up to 516% in Dragon Age 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF Very High, SSAO on)

This is a new feature in Release 270 and later drivers. NVIDIA Update
keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you
when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on
www.nvidia.com. When you install a Release 270 or later GeForce driver from
www.nvidia.com, you will be presented with the option to install NVIDIA
Update. Click here to learn
more about NVIDIA Update.

Nvidia 3D Vision

With Release 270 drivers, the 3D Vision Controller driver is now
included with all GPU driver installations. This driver package includes
v270.47 3D Vision Controller driver. Users are no longer required to install
a separate 3D Vision Controller driver or CD driver. For more information,
please view this knowledgebase article for
more information.

New features added to 3D Vision window mode

Adds support for HDMI 1.4 3D TVs when using 3DTV Play software,
including DirectX 9 games, Google Earth, and 3DVisionLive.com.

3D Vision window mode now works with Windows Aero enabled

New Nvidia Control Panel option to toggle 3D Vision window mode on
or off.

Performance improvements

DirectX 9 applications when using NVIDIA SLI

Better performance using the in-game crosshair for Half-life 2,
Left4Dead, and Left4Dead2

Increase performance for GeForce 200 series, 400 Series and 500 Series
GPUs in several DirectX 9 PC games vs. the latest Release 265 drivers. The
following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured
on Windows 7 64-bit. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system
configuration.

GeForce GTX 480 SLI in 3D Vision Surround:

Up to 109% in Aliens vs. Predator (5760x1080 1xAA / 16xAF)

Up to 107% in Burnout Paradise (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)

Up to 267% in Call of Duty Black Ops (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)

Up to 177% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)

Up to 15% in Far Cry 2 DirectX 9 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)

Up to 250% in Left4Dead2 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)

Up to 159% in Need for Speed Shift 2 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)

CUDA

Adds support for applications using CUDA 4.0 features such as Unified
Virtual Addressing (UVA) and GPUDirect™ v2.0.

Supports the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software,
vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a
free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output
here.